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Thursday, November 17, 2011

Thank You, Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is just around the corner! I love this time of the year. I love Thanksgiving and the focus it gives me on friends, family, and ALL the blessings I have. Today for preschool, I used one of my favorite Thanksgiving books and wanted to keep it simple. I love it that the kids just love to play. They learn through play and interact through play. We didn’t get all of this done, but here are several ideas for a …

It has pumpkin pie spice and vanilla extract. I actually had a head cold when I made this, so I couldn’t smell a thing. I kept having my husband smell it and tell me if it smelled pumpkiny enough. Today, I’m much better and sure enough, it smells great! Just remind the kids not to eat it

If you’ve never made playdough, here are some before and after pictures. It looks like a glump of goo when you start, but thickens up just right and makes great soft playdough!

We used little rolling pins, ABC cookie cutters and popsicle sticks to play.

Thanksgiving ABC fishing game … my 4-year-old really enjoyed this game from Making Learning Fun (tons of great ideas!)

Snack Idea: Mini Pies … since our book “Thank You, Thanksgiving” ends with “Thank you, pie with whipped cream!” we had mini pies for our treat. I didn’t take a single picture before they were eaten but they were bite-sized and yummy. Similar to the larger pies here.

Oh wow, thanks so much for all these fun ideas! I will definitely be doing some of these this week with my kiddos! I am pinning this now! I would love for you to come link up at our link party...junkintheirtrunk.blogspot.com/2011/11/link-it-up-wednesday-3.html

Just came across this Thanksgiving post! Love your ideas. I have linked up this page with a post on my own blog, as I am sharing a week's worth of Thanksgiving ideas for the classroom. I hope this is ok! Thanks again,Shelly Rees http://appletasticin5.blogspot.com/2014/11/a-week-of-thanksgiving-ideas-to-gobble.html

These are wonderful ideas to keep the kids engaged, I hope your preschool children enjoyed the day. My daughter’s school also organizes activities like these often and the children love it. They also arrange small parties for their student’s birthdays, and tomorrow being my daughter’s birthday, she is excited to go to school. We have also organized a party for her on the weekend at the popular event space NYC.